2025 in Review

2025 in review

Still in progress…

I haven’t really kept up with my weeknotes so here’s a running list of interesting things I want to remember in 2025. Have a look at 2024 in review.

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January

• Ralph’s birthday
• Art:
  • Breaking Lines at the Estorick Collection
• Learning Mahjong at Sik Fan
• Books:
  • The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
  • The Art of the Straight Line by Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson

February

• Celebrating my birthday with good friends 🎉
• Books:
  • Design as Art by Bruno Munari
  • Things: a story of the 60s by Georges Perec
• Work:
  • Visiting Barrow-in-Furness to deliver a one day workshop on OKRs for Ørsted Wind Energy
  • Speaking to ~50 digital transformation folks at the British Film Institute on OKRs
• Gigs:
  • Maribou State at Ally Pally
  • TDC Tunes: Electronic in the Tower

March

• Travel:
  • Amsterdam!
• Gigs:
  • Sub Focus at Ally Pally
  • Tucan Band at Ninety One Living Room
  • Experimental ambient shows at The Old Church in Stoke Newington
• Art:
  • Leigh Bowery at Tate Modern
• Blog posts:
  • Visual Control
  • Decomposition

April

• Blog posts:
  • Building an OKR Community
• Books:
  • Species of Spaces and other Pieces by Georges Perce
• Travel:
  • Norfolk where we joined the RSPB, and I visited Norwich Cathedral for the first time in 30 years
• Gigs:
  • Hania Rani at ICA
  • Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein and Oh to Believe in Another World by William Kentridge at South Bank centre accompanied by a live performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No 10
• Days out:
  • The Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter and enjoying it far more than I imagined.

May

• Blog posts:
  • Building an OKR Community
• Celebrating my son’s 13 birthday with visits to:
  • Horizon 22. Great views over London, terrific ice-cream, and FREE admission! Great alternative to the Shard.
  • Hastings again–it’s becoming tradition!
• Travel:
  • Attending the excellent GDS Strategy & Assurance away day in Bristol
  • 🎉 Michigan to celebrate my dad’s 80th birthday!
• Gigs:
  • Haribo Kimchi at Southbank Centre
  • Dominique Dumont and World Brain at the ICA

June

• Inspiration:
  • The latest Serpentine Pavilion designed by Marina Tabassum. My wife points out that a lot could be done with this money to help people who are struggling. She’s right, of course, but it is a beautiful object and place to sit and meet and exchange ideas and drink coffee.
  • No Kings Day
  • Things I’ve made:
    • Revamped my blog post on diversity & pride
  • Blog posts I’ve enjoyed:
    • Iron and the soul by Henry Rollins
    • AI 2027